上紧发条
Traditional form:
上緊發條
Pinyin (reading):
shàngjǐnfātiáo
Definitions:
- to wind the spring up tight
- (fig.) to gear up; to ready oneself
Characters:
- 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
- 紧 - tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
- 发 - to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
- 条 - clause, condition; string, stripe
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